Donald C. Bruce

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Donald C. Bruce

Donald Cogley Bruce (born April 27, 1921 in Troutville , Clearfield County , Pennsylvania , †  August 31, 1969 in Round Hill , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1961 and 1965 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Donald Bruce attended high school in Allentown and then studied at Muskingum College in New Concord ( Ohio ). He then worked as a program director, managing director and manager in the radio industry between 1941 and 1960. Politically, Bruce was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1960 congressional elections , he was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Indiana in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Joseph W. Barr on January 3, 1961 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until January 3, 1965 . During this time the Vietnam War began .

In 1964, Donald Bruce declined to run for the US House of Representatives. Instead, he unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for the US Senate elections . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Bruce was a co-founder of the American Conservative Union . He also founded the Bruce Enterprises political consultancy in Round Hill. He died there on August 31, 1969.

Web links

  • Donald C. Bruce in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)